Loretta Schrijver
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Loretta Maxine Schrijver (born May 16, 1956 in New York City
) is a Dutch television host.
Schrijver started working for television after finishing her studies History and Translation Science, after which she became a famous television personality. She was a news anchor for RTL
News since 1989, alongside Jeroen Pauw among others. In 2000 she exchanged RTL 4
for the AVRO
and co-hosted the television program Alle dieren tellen mee (All animals count). After working there for a year she decided that public broadcasting didn't suit her and she returned to the RTL News.
In 2005 she was acclaimed the most popular news anchor in the Netherlands in a survey.
In an interview with the NCRV
in May 2001, Loretta Schrijver, whose Jewish father survived the Holocaust, clearly distances herself from the position of victim society tends to put her in because of her family history.
New York City
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) is a Dutch television host.
Schrijver started working for television after finishing her studies History and Translation Science, after which she became a famous television personality. She was a news anchor for RTL
RTL 4
RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...
News since 1989, alongside Jeroen Pauw among others. In 2000 she exchanged RTL 4
RTL 4
RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...
for the AVRO
Avro
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and co-hosted the television program Alle dieren tellen mee (All animals count). After working there for a year she decided that public broadcasting didn't suit her and she returned to the RTL News.
In 2005 she was acclaimed the most popular news anchor in the Netherlands in a survey.
In an interview with the NCRV
NCRV
NCRV is a public radio and television broadcaster in the Netherlands, mostly transmitting on Nederland 1 and Nederland 2....
in May 2001, Loretta Schrijver, whose Jewish father survived the Holocaust, clearly distances herself from the position of victim society tends to put her in because of her family history.